No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act changes federal handling of firearm transaction records from discontinued firearms businesses. Within 90 days after enactment, the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives must destroy all firearm transaction records delivered to the Attorney General under 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4). The bill also strikes the second and third sentences of section 923(g)(4), which are the statutory record-delivery and retention language for discontinued businesses. The extracted clause in this database covers the reporting requirement: ATF must submit a written report to Congress specifying the number of records destroyed under the destruction requirement.
Who Benefits and How
Gun purchasers in discontinued-business records benefit because ATF must destroy transaction records previously delivered to the Attorney General. Second Amendment advocacy organizations benefit from a statutory limit on federal retention of those firearm transaction records. Former firearms business owners benefit from removal of the statutory record-delivery and retention language. Congressional judiciary committees benefit from a written count of destroyed records.
Who Bears the Burden and How
ATF records staff must identify and destroy covered discontinued-business firearm transaction records within 90 days. The ATF Director must report to Congress how many records were destroyed. Federal firearms tracing investigators lose access to the destroyed discontinued-business transaction records. Justice Department records managers must adjust retention practices after section 923(g)(4) is amended.
Key Provisions
- Requires ATF to destroy covered discontinued-business firearm transaction records within 90 days.
- Amends 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by striking record-delivery and retention language.
- Requires the ATF Director to report to Congress the number of firearm transaction records destroyed.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires ATF within 90 days to destroy firearm transaction records delivered to the Attorney General by discontinued firearms businesses, strikes statutory language requiring delivery and preservation of those records, and requires ATF to report to Congress how many records were destroyed.
Key Policy Areas
Firearms, Privacy, ATF
Primary Purpose
Requires ATF within 90 days to destroy firearm transaction records delivered to the Attorney General by discontinued firearms businesses, strikes statutory language requiring delivery and preservation of those records, and requires ATF to report to Congress how many records were destroyed.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Gun purchasers in discontinued-business records
- Second Amendment advocacy organizations
- Former firearms business owners
- Congressional judiciary committees
Identified Costs
- ATF records staff
- ATF Director
- Federal firearms tracing investigators
- Justice Department records managers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Cloud (for himself, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Harris …
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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